LONG RIVER
Gordon Lightfoot
1966




Where the long river flows
It flows by my window
Where the tall timber grows
It grows 'round my door
Where the mountain meet the  sky
And the white clouds fly
Where the long river flows, by my window.
 
There's a tiny bird that calls
And he calls 'round my window
There's a lonely tear that falls
And it falls 'round my door
But when the sun is high
There's no time to cry
Where the long river flows, by my window.

(bridge)

Now if only you could see
The closing of the day
If only you could be
Where the dawn breaks away
By the white cascade
Or down in the glade
Where the long river flows, by my window.

Well when this land was made
It was made full of wonders
But one woman's love
I can't understand
And I'd give it all to you
If her love were true
Where the long river flows, by my window.
Where the long river flows, by my window.



(Transcribed by David Story - February 2013)